Aylık arşivler: Ekim 2025

No Ceasefire in Sight for Ukraine

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October 24, 2025

Before the Alaska summit of Presidents Putin and Trump on August 15, 2025,  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov predicted that the meeting would last at least six to seven hours, adding that Moscow expected a “productive” meeting. The meeting lasted only three hours and did not result in a ceasefire, the West’s top priority. Nonetheless, the joint press conference was held as planned, no questions were taken, and Mr. Trump said very little beyond mentioning that it was an extremely productive meeting. Mr. Putin, as usual, reiterated that the “root causes” of the Ukraine conflict need to be eliminated before a full peace deal can be reached.

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A Week After Trump Day

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October 20, 2025

It has been a week since the Middle East’s Trump Day. With expected accusations of violations, the ceasefire is not an irreversible fact yet, and questions about the following phases and the long-term future remain. Still, the Gaza ceasefire is a positive development. As for the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, this was probably a frustrating experience for most attendees. Many of those leaders who shook hands with President Trump and then stood behind him to listen to his remarks for half an hour might have regretted being there, even if they received personal compliments. And Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s sycophantic comments about Mr. Trump’s leadership could have annoyed many in Pakistan.

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Peace in Gaza

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October 14, 2025

After two years of war, the implementation of the first phase of President Trump’s 20-point peace plan has sparked great joy in Israel and Gaza, along with “cautious optimism” worldwide because the plan leaves much to be negotiated among the parties. Regardless, with the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and detainees, yesterday’s Knesset session, and the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, and the US signed “The Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity”, October 13, 2025, will be remembered as a notable date, perhaps the “Trump Day” in Middle East history.[i] Why the Trump Declaration was signed only by the four leaders and not more is a question.

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A Critical Day for Gaza

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October 6, 2025

On September 29, 2025, President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu met at the White House. Mr. Trump announced his 20-point plan for Gaza. During remarks to the media with the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Trump said that Hamas has ‘three or four days’ to respond to the proposal.

Last Friday, “An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time. Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas.” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.

His fixing the deadline one day before the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel was another warning to Hamas, signaling that without an agreement, that very day would be a big day of punishment. Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey started talks with both Hamas and the US administration.

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